Tenero-Contra
Municipality in the canton of Ticino · FSO no. 5131
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
Open map at the Tenero-Contra center
Canton only partly covered
The parcel data covers only about 35% of the area of the canton of Ticino, so the figures for Tenero-Contra may be incomplete as well.
The parcel data lists 1’860 parcels in Tenero-Contra, covering 5.4 km². 40.9% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 743 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’860
- 1.2% of the canton
- Total area
- 5.4 km²
0.5% of the canton
- Median area
- 743 m²
Canton: 708 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 40.9%
Canton: 52%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1975
Canton: 1965
Switzerland: 1976
About Tenero-Contra
Tenero-Contra is a municipality in the canton of Ticino.
Among the parcels in the data, the most common zones are Area boschiva (39.4%), Zona residenziale estensiva (15.6%) and Zona residenziale intensiva (6.1%).
According to the building register, Tenero-Contra has 1’048 buildings with 2’222 dwellings, 2.1 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (65.7%). Non-residential buildings account for 35.3% of all buildings.
Among the built parcels in the data, the newest building most often dates from 1946 to 1960 (26.4%), and on 21.3% of them it dates from 2001 or later. The median year built is 1975.
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 761 (40.9%)Unbuilt: 1’099 (59.1%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area boschiva | 733 | 1.49 km² | 4.2% |
| Zona residenziale estensiva | 290 | 0.22 km² | 76.6% |
| Zona residenziale intensiva | 114 | 0.13 km² | 84.2% |
| Aree di recupero naturalistico e paesaggistico | 99 | 0.05 km² | 30.3% |
| Zona residenziale estensiva particolare | 76 | 0.07 km² | 67.1% |
| Zona residenziale semi-intensiva | 69 | 0.10 km² | 84.1% |
| Nucleo tradizionale | 58 | 0.01 km² | 74.1% |
| Zona residenziale semi-estensiva | 52 | 0.05 km² | 78.8% |
| Zona residenziale-artigianale | 42 | 0.03 km² | 85.7% |
| Terreni sul territorio di Tenero Contra | 33 | 0.01 km² | 75.8% |
| Zona residenziale-commerciale intensiva | 33 | 0.01 km² | 78.8% |
| Zona dei campeggi | 29 | 0.29 km² | 51.7% |
| Other zones (31 labels) | 210 | 2.87 km² | 33.3% |
| No zone | 22 | 0.02 km² | 77.3% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’048 buildings with 2’222 dwellings here; 436 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’048
- Dwellings
- 2’222
- Single-family houses
- 436
- Building volume
- 1.7 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Tenero-Contra
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